The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-21
THE DEMOCRATS DowNED AGAIN.

1t has taken young men who desires
to be Democrats in politics, to hold Il
the Democratic faith and in actor
deport themselves as Democrats, loni
time to learn that in order to follow
the bent of their inclinations anC
wishes in this respect, they could rave
no sfiliation With the moss.backs OF the
party who though claiming to be Demo
Gratis have been working with the op-
position 80 long that they have forgot
ten all they ever knew about Democ-
Tacy. The other evening there was q
gathering of alleged and self-styled
Democrats in the Federal Court room.
The object was to harmonic the
factions, and unite lem tor the coming
election. That is to say, that was the
object of the young and progressive
Democrats, while the purpose of the
ancient and ugly contingents, was to
check the sproutlng of Democracy, and
deliver all Democrats, bound and gag
ged, oyer to the control of lose political
nondeseripts who deigbt in calling
themselves Liberals. 1t may be re-
marked here that the moss-backs were
eminently successful so far as the de-
livery of themselves is concerned; it re-
mains to be seen whether or not they
will also be able to hand over the real
Democrats to be used as hired men for
turning the Liberal crank.
Several attempts have been made to
bring the Utah Democrats together
into an organization which would work
harmOniOusly for the dissemination of
Democratic doctrines, and for the &C
quirement of political power; but on
every occasion the grumblers and NAL
contents have been in the majority, |
and they have prevented union. To-
day there exists absolutely nothing |
which can be called Democratic party |
organization. The Democrats are |
the tools and slaves of Republicans |
and Liberals, training under a banner |
which is offensive to the true Democrats. |
and held in line by a newspaper which
is openly, boastfully and bitterly Re
publican as any organ of that party in
the United States.
A couple of years ago or such a mat
ter, when some active and brainy young
men undertook to form what they
hoped would be the nucleus of live |
and prosperous Democratic party, THE
HERALD cautioned them to steer clear
of the clanks and fossils, and to avoid |
Liberalism in all its forms. We warned
them that if they permitted the men
who had been q disturbing element in
the party to enter their councils and
dictate to them, they would not only
not thrive, but would be handed over
bodily to the enemy, which would
crush them out of existence. Al
most from the first the evil in
fuencs of the Liberal Democrats
has been apparent, and on Tues
day it was triumphant, having literally
squelched the men who had tried to be
Democrats because thew loved
Democracy. Practically Democrats
we're voted out of existence, and those
who had thought they were Democrats
were voted into the ranks of the
Liberals, where they will re made to
swallow doses most bitter and
nausesting. From this time forward
they must pose as Liberals or be
denounced as blackguards and scrubs,
unworthy the respect of decent people.
Some will endure the denunciation,
but many will swallow their medicine
to avoid mourning the lashings which
independence and honesty on their
part would bring upon their backs.
After all this painful and disheartening
experience, Democrats should under
stand that there is but one thing for
them to do, and that is to be Demo
Gratis pure and simple. They cannot
monkey with the business
and succeed. They cannot trade
and traffic. They cannot win
by giving and taking. They cannot
be Democrats in resolutions to-day. and
Liberals il actions and speeches to-
morrow. They cannot put in their
platform plank to please the Liberals
and another to mollify the Republicans.
They cannot be anti-Democratic in or
der TO feed the anti-Mormon hate of
Liberals.
We have long been confident there
was material here for an active, yigor-
Gus and influential Democratic party.
There are scores of able, energetic
young men who are in sympathy with
Democratic principles. but they abom-
mate Liberals" and Liberalism. !" and
will never ally Themselves with poIiti-
ca organization which teaches the
moustrous doctrines of the Liberal
party, or is under the control Of the
men who manage thatparty. !